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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04

Undoubtedly, from the popular point ~ View, the
work Of Mr. Jane, Whltcomb Riley was tho most suc-
cc,sful Of the day. Mt Riley Is not only poet with
much genuine feeling and ms plraiion not only u hn
morris, capal Of draWn- lid crOus situations 50 tuny
and absurd as he perfectly Irresistible, but he IS
born actor His appearance IS extremely odd lie
b. . blond ~ tho cream tint type. lie wears long,
straight hair unusual In s whtcnr-s well ~ In it,
stiffness. His IS biz aud his mouth wide and his
General app.. .nuco u NOT THAT wodld be called hand
some Stll, 1t Is decidedly pleasing, FOR he look, hnl
IA and sincere I'll, eyes are either merry sympa
thrtc. lie looks Ike man full of humane sontincn
III, face IS clean ,havcn and every muscle In II Is
responsive To h, feelings. His cauc,, as he rccitcd
reflected every emotion which his lin, suggested. Mr
Kiley's writings much more familiar In IT, Latitude
than his face and figure, and hc thcI eforo studied
with general Interest. lie cnuuciatcd with marked
dlstihctnrSs sOmcwhat after the manner OF stuart
Koi,son whom he indeed resembles. HIS II ~ s,lrc
ton was the poem. When tho Fros Is on the Punkn'
aud awoke roar, of laughter. Tho audience simply
abandoned itscf 10 the uli enjoyment of his fun hen
he had finished aud they had sufficiently recovered To
permit HIM TO begin again. he rcctcd tho character
shctch "Thc Educator' and astCu,hcd every body by
bcln. Iinnler ihin he before
The second of the Readings which was given on
Tuesday afternoon. was In general moro Interesting
than tho first It presented less familiar men. he
spite the rain Monday, tho house was nearly full
as It could be-, but on tho second day II dcnscy
crowded Every scat WIS I'll ed and people stood nin.
the walls all Sides of tho house. After Mr.. Lowell
had read from the Iiglow Papers with fclcitu'
phrases no presented Mr.. Charles Dudley warner whc
read Tho Hunting Of tho Bear" Delicious In rs
humor and delightfully."- rendered II Of course TO
coived with great apprec alton. Mr. Warmers uerItl
in frequently abandOnirg tho thread Uf his natrat
and in wandering of In by ways and distant n0Obs
would DO amazing were II hit less bold lie starts
In to say something and awaens your expectation and
then deliberately proceeds 10 say something olse entI
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
.roor.cEAR LORE.

Tho Ancient Fashion OF "RIghts and
LeTts' and tho Venerable Taste for High
Hcels. ~. - f.f "a
The fashion Of "rights aud lefts"
seems to be very old one. The shoes
of Bernard, King Of Italy. found in his
tomb were fright and left; the soles
were of wood, the upper part red
leather, laced with thongs; and they
fitted so closely that the order of the
toes might easily be discovered.
Shakespeare himself describe his smith
as
standing on slippers which his nimble haste
Had falsely thrust upon contrary feet"
Another writer Of the same time OBJ
serves that "he who receiveth a mis-
chance will consider whether he put
on his shirt wrong side outward or bis
left shoe on his right foot.n Rights
and lefts," however, fell into disuse
for a long period. They were revived
about the beginning of this century.
The taste for high heels is also Of
ancient date. The seventeenth centu-
ry was perhaps the time when lovely
woman most delighted in torturing her
foot At that period she was in the
habit of using "a pair Of wedges"
which were ito raise up shoe in tho
sinstep when 1t was too straight for the
TOP OF the foot The dandy London
guardsman Of 1900 was very particular
about his boots. He never walked,
through fear Of making them dusty,
and a large part OF mis- vaiot's time was
taken Up by the labor of rubbing and
polishing his masters copper heels.
The boots themselves were cleaned
with very expensive backing, made
after the recipe concocted by famous
beau, with maraschino in it, and oil
of lavender, and twenty other things.
The Greeks and Normans, whom at
the height Of their prosperity, wore
rich sandals of cloth of gold, silk or
other precious stuffs; tho soles were OF
cork, which, for that reason, was called
sandal-wood, and they were, usually,
at least one finger thick. Sometimes
they sewed five soles one over another.
They were covered within and without
with leather broader than tho cork.
The early Anglo-Saxons also wore sam
dals. The Egyptians made their shoes
of papyrus or palm leaves. Stubbs,
the satirist of Shakespeare's time, de-
scribes cork shoes or pahtoiisT tssiiir
pers) as bearing up their wearers two
inches or more from the ground; as OF
various colors. and raised, carved, cut
or stitched; as frequently made Of vel
vet embroidered with the precious
metals, and covered with enormous
and valuable roses OF ribbon. curicnsly
ornamented. = Chicago Shoe and Leatk-
er Reviei0.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
A FOOLS PHILOSOPHY.

Some Conclusions Whose Elaboration Ro-
quirod BusIiei. OF Thought.
A lantern Is better than no fire on a
cold day.
The man who boasts of his war rc-
cord howls the loudost when he is wear
ing mustard plaster.
He who points with pride to his re-
cord generally makes for an alley when
he sees the grocer coming.
The man who is willing TO show the
editor how TO run his paper has gener-
ally failed at every thing he tried.
The biggest fool on earth is the young
man who throws up a situation where
he makes eight dollars week to sell
patent machines on a commission.
The next biggest is tho one who sends
long article signed "Citizen" to the
papers and expects to see it printed.
The writer Of this is always glad and
happy because he knows that he Is a
fool and does not try to conceal the
fact; all other people imagine they are
smarter or more beautiful than their
neighbors, and thus they are miserable
because their neighbors don't agree
with them.
A very grotesque fool is the young
man who buys red lemonade at the
circus when there is hydrant within
a block.
1t is strange, but true, that the polit-
est man at the festival is the greatest
hog at home.
Nero was great man; so was Bona
parte; but greater than either of them is
the man who can sit down on hand
full of iish-hooks and say that It is'a nice
day.
The young man who asks a hotel
keeper II he can have home comforts at
his house is too fresh for this world
He should be turned over to pickle
manufactures,
The merchant who will never adver-
tise in newspaper is the one who sends
out man with a bucket of yellow paint
to decorate the fences. And the man
goes to sleep and spills the paint on bis
overalls. and that is one reason why l
think that the Foolkiller has but fairly
started with his labors.-Sk LOUIS
IVhie,.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
Mrs. Summers.


Mrs. Julia Summers (nee Boales)
was born Nov. 81, 1866, was married
10 VIM. d. Summers, of this county,
in 1876, and died Mar. 10, 1887. Soon
after her marriage she joined the
Methodist church, and remained a
jealous, working member until her
last illness. She was not content 10
be member OF the church, but look
ed after the poor and distressed, was
watchful of the needs of her pastor
and his family, was ever ready to
visit the sick and to talk to the un-
converted aud entreat them to turn 10
God. She was a lady of rare mental
and personal attractions, and was be-
loved and appreciated BY henrelativel
and accquaintances as one seldom is.
About two weeks before her death
her husband said TO her, "If you
should become i'll, is your way
bright?" She promptly replied,
eyes, / feel ready and willing to go
whenever the Lord calls me-" Hei
sister expressed fears that suchA Aues'
tions would excite her. But she said
ssNo, it will not excite me-" And a.
her husband talked to hcrofthe many
HAPPY. hours which they had spen
together and of the eternity which
they would enjoy in heaven, rshe wa
as calm ands peaceful as when pre-
pairing to go to church, Finally th'
angels came for her and without'on'
pain or struggle, her sweet spirit as
,eended to God who gave 1t.
sAsleep IN Jesus, bleaaed aleepl
From, which none eyer wake to weep"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03

= DIR. e. J. Hale, the well-known
druggist and physician, of Nashville,
Howard county, Ark, writes: "Hav-
ing some knowledge as TO what s. 3.
S. is composed of, i can safely recom-
mend it as the great remedy for all
skin diseases, it matters not what the
name may be-" s,.,, ~, 81
Treaties on Blood and Skin Di-
seases mailed free. The SWIFT SPE-
cIFIc Co: Drawer 81, Atlanta, q
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
cigars and Coffee.

"a cigar tastes best when accom-
panied by cup Of aromatic coffee after
a luxurious repast, most smokers will
say. Speaking in the abstract, the
cniIee does not enhance the cigar, nor
vice versa, but the fact is that nature
gives hint how to counteract injurious
effects upon the gustatory nerves. 1t is
the demonstration Of the homeopathic
"Similia similibus curantur one mar
cotic poison destroying another. The
stimulating potency Of the caffeine over
comes, or al least paralyzes, the pros
trating power of nicotine, and It is the
fight between these two powerful agen-
cfes which imparts to the observer in
whose system the battle is raging thai
degree Of contemplativc comfort which
Is the desideratum OF every stiokos'--
Chicago NetOs.
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In addition:to the above written by
her bereaved companion, 1 desire to
bear testimony to the many excellen-
cies Of Sister Summers. AS her Pas
tor having frequently visited her !
always, found her most lovely char
acter, devoted 10 her home and the
church she loved 30 well. HShe did
what she could" And the many
christian kindnesses enjoyed at her
hands ehdeared her TO our hearts.
The church has lost one Of her bright
est ornaments, her home has lost its
light aud teDderest guardian, her
Pastor treasured friend and the
community will not find her like
again. 4 - q " AhNh
"Home Sweet Home our homo iorever;f
Z All The pilgrim journey pastj
Welcome home to wander never,
saved tnro' Jesus i;ss,s 8. Lee. y
if J.W. BIaHAM.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
HOWELL.

Howell, KY, May 22nd.-Your
columns have rencently been filled
with 80 much of a more interesting
nature that have deferred any COM
munication that l might otherwise
have made. In fact 1t seems impossi-
BILE for me TO give you any news items
that are really fresh, for no sooner
does anything of the least Importance
transpire than your omnipresent
news gatherers appropriate 1t before
/ can send it by the slow process OF
mail.
The death of Hon. w. j. Davie,
which occurred OH the 18th, inst,
and of which you have made mem
tioD, was not unexpected. lie died
of Anenrism OF the heart. Col. Davie
l have known since my childhood and
| believe that his mind was the treas
ury of more information than any
mans in Kentucky. 1t matters not
whether in the schools ofscience, art,
literature, philosophy, geology, as
tronomy or history he was equally
we'll posted. In fact he was pro-
found student of all that goes to make
the accomplished scholar and his
memory was as retentive as his re-
searches were comprehensive. Col.
Davie was not in the ordinary accep-
tation of that word a christian. But
he was a humanitarian in Its most
christian sense and certain 1t is If his
conception of mans duty to man
was tho rule of life, humanity should
be elevated TO much higher plane
than itnow occupies. "Requiescat in
pace"
The wedding bells which began
their happy claims at the recent union
of Mr.. Sack Lindsay aud Miss Katie
Pace have not yet died out upon the
air. Still Cupid stands ready TO again
pull the chord which sounds their
happy tintinabulations and the
naughty little fellow 1t is said threat
ems to keep on pulling until he almost
depopnlates our sister city OF Lafay-
ette Of its "fair women" leaving its
"brave men" to Ego west" and grow
up with the country.
DR.. Mathews recently lost his fine
saddle horse "Imp. Consternatlon,"
but has succeeded in supplying his
place and now he sits as gracefully up
on the back of "Cyclone" as aspanish
knight and If a sculptor in search of
an equestrian statue wanted model
he could do no better than take these
two, the one the paragon of manly
the other Of equine beauty.
The basket meeting held at Little
River church, May 81, waslargely at
tended and all the guests most sump-
tiously fed. Your venerable father
looking better than 20 years ago was
on the groIndllooking after his flock
like Che faithful shepherd that he is.
Your correspondent begs to tender
thanks to"Little" Ben Carter" "Pink
Sheriff. and Others for courtesies
shown. HORACE.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
An Editor Relieved.

OFFICE DAILY AND WEEKLY HERALD.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. Is 1887.
Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, Ga.
GENTLEMEN: Up TO two years ago,
1 had had severe case Of sciatio
rheumatism for three years. I tried
the best physicians and medicines,
but without getting any permanent
relief. Finally, 1 tried Swift's Spe-
cific Is. S. So, and before had. fin
ished dozen bottles, 1 was entirely
well, and 1 have not felt a single pang
of rheumatism from that day TO this.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN L. GRAVES.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03

Anything you need In the printing
line, just bring II TO us and we will
turn it out on the shortest possible
notice, and guarantee satisfaction in
price and work.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03

"A bin OF bituminous coal in New
Haven, Conn, 200 feet long, 80 feet
wide, and IA feet deep. and containing
about 4, 900 tons, caught FIRE from spon-
taneous combustion, and smolderod for
a week in spite of all the water poured
upon It. Then workmen shoyeled ou
Tie coal TO cool II of.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-03
ESTABLISHED 1860.
The Evansville
Commercial = College
uHal.iiaaa ---AND--
Institute d Business Training

This old and tried institution has had . very
largo attendance this winter. both ofladies and
gentlemen, and no wonder, for II Is one Of the
moat thorough and reliable business COLLEGES
pal, IL thoroughly conyersant with business
practices and Office work, ~ ho was for 70 years
connected with the wholesale business OF Ev-
ansyiile. Every department Of tho college 10
carefully conducted on practical business prin-
oiples. Book Keeping, Penmanship, BuainesB
Mathematics, s,Correapondences, Business Forms
banking. Trading, Short hand. Type writing,
ntudent receives a reliable business education
worth ten times It's coat. Those Wishing COM
mercial course, lady or gentleman, should as
once take scholarship. Reference, hundreds
Of young men in this and adjoining counties:
Apply by letter or in person to 5. N. CUk-
NICK, Cor. 8rd and Main Streets, Evansyllle; q
Indiana. Mch'~
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

Ar a meeting Of The Jacksonian
Club, of Memphis, Sept. Goth. the
following Resolutions introduced BY
Mr.. J. M. Stcen, we're unanimously
adopted:
"REsoLvEp, That this club invite
all young men who expect to be here
on the day of President Cleveland's
visit to join the Jacksonian Club
Procession, and that committee be
instructed to furnish all such with
the Club Uniform at fifty cents pei
man. Be it further
"REsoLvED, That all su,h young
men be requested to send in their
names and fifty cents to w. A. Bat
taile, Secretary of the Club, and that
the country press be requested to
publish these Resolutions
W.. /. YOPp, Pres.
W. A. BArrAILE, Sec'y.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
Jefferson Davis.

Memphis Sunday Times: Jeffer-
son Davis, whose letter on Prohibi-
tion is said to have had decided
influence upon the election in Texas,
says that he favors local option if
confined to narrow limits. This is
not a sound position. If Mr.. Davis
grounds his position upon principle,
we fail to see what difference in prin-
ciple there is between establishing it
in the State. Certainly if 300 men
in town vote IN such way as to
prevent 200 men from getting their
whisky, the principle ofpersoual lib
erty is as radically violated as if a
majority of the voters of State de.
eide to deprive the minority of the
same privilege. From this it is evil
dent that Mr.. Davis does not object
to small bodies of men all over the
State depriving their immediate
neighbors Of the right to get drunk,
but he does object to large body
Of citizens doing the same thing on
larger scale. Thus has the local
option idea proven to he the vulner-
able spot in the heel of He1tor. Mr.
Davis deserves the thanks of the
Prohibitionists for having impaled
the folly of "persousl liberty" and
for having proven beyond any doubt
that his sentiments on Prohibition
do not possess the quality Of = spec.
ial deliverence. No more effective
exorcism of the "personal liberty
apparition has been made than that
by jefferson Davis.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

SOMEWHERE between 1900 and
1000 citizens of Mississippi County,
responded to the call made to assem-
BILE at the Court house, last Monday,
to take steps to represent the Coun'
at the State Fair, by simply staying
at home, and by their indifference
and apathy said: "We have nothing
to exhibit, and don't carea dsrn!"
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

CAPT. S. S. LEACH, Engineer in
charge of the River Improvement
Works, came up Thursday, and in
course of conversation with our citi-
zens, said, that the appropriation al
lotted to the work Of repairing the
Levee, would not he sufficient to
complete the work embraced in the
recent surveys, that is from Bear
bayou, above Osceola, to Craighcad
Point, below, q stretch which en-
braces all the principal crevasses or
gaps, through which the waters flow
and food the country Immediately
back; but, if the citizens interested,
and all, save the utterly selfish, are
vitaly interested, would subscribe an
amount equivalent to the labor OF
one team and driver, mules or horses
to the amount of 1000 days, the sub
scription would be received by the
contractors and cancelled at the rates
paid for teams and drivers on the
levee works.
The closing of all the gaps in the
proposed line Of levee will protect
all the lands lying back of it, and
the land owners can not afford to
stand back with folded arms and re-
fuse to lend all the assistance in their
power for the completion of a work
that will be of such incalculable ben.
eft to them individually.
Subscriptions lists are being pre-
pared. and will be circulated for
signatures. Let everybody come to
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

ARKANSAS received the prize
Wilder's Silver Medal, awarded by
the Pathological Society, at Boston,
for the largest and best collection of
Seeding apples. Also the first pre-
MUM for the largest snd best col
lection OF apples. This is a oonsid-
.rsble victory for our state, as j,
was ga ined in com petition with ev.
cry 9th er state IN the union. and
Canada.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
The Corn Crop.

OF all the crops raised, probably
none are of such vast Importance to
the farmer as the corn crop, and on
no account should it be neglecte.
Did you ever know any farmer to
fail, whose cribs we're filled with
corn?
Did you ever know a man to com
plain Of hard times whose cribs were
filed with corn9
Did you ever know a man whose
houses and fences were in good order
and that such other evidences of
prosperity crowned him, whose cribs
were not filled with corn?
Did you ever know q planter
proud of himself and loved by his
nelghbors and happy In his family
whose cribs were not filed with
cornp
Did you ever know q man who did
not raise it, whose cribs were filed
with corn?
Did you ever know man who
neglected corn for the cultivation Of
cotton who was not in debt?
Did you ever see a mans wife,
who after the cotton was gathered
and the corn had to be bought, that
had new dress?
Did you ever know a man who
planted cotton to the neglect of corn
who had any money?
Did you ever know man to make
money by planting cotton when he
had to buy his corn?-- Exchange.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
WHIcHEvER way the Amen dmen'

WHICHEVER way the Amen dmen'
question may be decided in Tennes'
soc, it is certain that neither the lead
ing newspapers nor the leading
statesmen and politicians will b.
able to claim any credit for having
discharged public duty, for, or a
gainst. They were as mum on the
qustion as spoiled oysters. They vii
bs heard shouting, however, as soor
Is the returns are ir.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
ELECTION
Proclamation!

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That, In pur-
suancs Of the Governors proclamation, As In
dicsted above, l, W .. Hayes, sheriff OF Mis-
sissippi County. Arkansas, proclaim that spe-
cial Election be held In the County Of ofMississip-
pi, State Of Arkar sas, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER sTH, 1887,
at the places designated below, for the purposs
Of electing one County Surveyor, TO Ill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Pat. H Clay, late
County surveyor.
Monroe Townstip-Court Houte.
Troy Township Furguson's store.
Pecan Township at Friends Store; Golden
Lake Precinct Cartoons Store
Scott Township-Louise Chapel
Carson Lake eTownship-Schoo. House.
Swayne Township-Sehool House.
Canadian Townshi p Rucker'e store.
Hickman Township-Post Ofloe.
Chick ssawba Township -Biythesvills p. o.
Clear Lake Township-School House.
Esst Big Lake Sam Hector q house.
West Big Lake-School House.
Little River Township-B. r. Jxcksou's.
Dead Timber Lake School House.
Given under my hand, this the 10th day oi
September. A. d. 1887.
W. 3. HAYES,
Sheriff Miss Co.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

THE Memphis Appeal, the great
molder Of opinion in West Tennes.
see, alluding to the election on the
Amendment; contents itself by sim
ply iuquiring, "How will Tennessee
vote tomorrow
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

THE little town Of Wynne, Cross
Comfy, was almost destroyed By fire
last Saturday morning. Ten bnsi.
ness houses and q number of dwell.
ings we're consumed. Loss estimst.
ed at &75, 900.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

Killing frosts have occurred during
the past week in Dacotah, Minneso-
ta, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York
and Vermont.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
II. N. Nov eigh,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
OSCEOLs0.

Hississippi County Ark.
viii practice in al the Counties OF
this (sd) Judicial Circuit, the Su-
preme Court of the State, and in
the adjoining counties Of Tennes.
soc and Missouri. Special and
prompt attention given to oollec-
lions, to the payment of taxes,
examining and Abstracting titles,
aud to whatever may appertain to
general Land Agency. Jan. IT,
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01
Proclamation Of the Governor
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS

THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
To the Sheriff Of Mississippi County, Greeting
WHEREAS, 1t has been made known to me
that a vacancy exists In the office OF Surveyor
In Mississippi County. caused by the death Of
Pat II. Clay, surveyor of sad Comfy,
Therefore, You are Commanded to cause an
election to be held In pursuance OF the Statute
In such case made and proy ided, In Mississipp
County, on the sth day OF October. 1887, for The
election OF q County Surveyor to nll said vacancy
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the State tc
be affixed at LATHE Rock, on the 18th
tSeaI day Of September, A. ID. 1881
ID. X BARKER,
Acting Governor.
K. d. NoosR Secretary OF State,
BY K q. JOHNSON, Deputy.
The Osceola times., 1887-10-01

Pure Ice always on hand, which !
will deliver to the trade at lc. per ID,
aud 70 consumer or families, in small
quanti6es ct l&c. Respectfully,
os7u. Jas. N. HANrLroN.